Tensions were high on Thursday night between Manchester United players as they made hard work of beating Viktoria Plzen in Czechia.
The Reds remain unbeaten in the Europa League and are on course to qualify for the knockout phase, with just two games remaining against Rangers and FCSB.
Manchester United got back to winning ways after suffering back-to-back defeats in the Premier League against Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.
Ruben Amorim has had a rocky start to life at Old Trafford in terms of results, but he will experience his first-ever Manchester Derby against Manchester City on Sunday.
The biggest game in the Premier League this weekend comes at a time when United and City are both struggling to win football matches.
Pep Guardiola needs a result after winning just one match in their last 10, while Amorim wants to avoid becoming the first United manager since 2015 to lose three consecutive league matches.
Amorim will hope his side can build on a 2-1 win over Viktoria Plzen.
Amad Diallo and Rasmus Hojlund friends after bust-up
United came away from Plzen with three points, but that wasn’t enough to prevent two United players having a row at full-time.
Match-winner Rasmus Hojlund let his emotions get the better of him after being denied the chance to complete a hat-trick in stoppage time when Amad Diallo went for goal rather than cross the ball.
Amad went over to the Dane, in an attempt to explain his decision, but he was pushed away and ignored.
They then eventually sorted their differences out as the situation calmed down.
On Friday night, Amad uploaded a story to Instagram, including a picture performing a high-five gesture with Hojlund.
It looks like there are no hard feelings between the pair.
Ruben Amorim encourages Manchester United players to fight
United are guilty of being too nice at times.
But when Amorim was asked about the clash between Amad and Hojlund, the Manchester United head coach stressed that it’s a ‘perfect’ situation when players feel the need to fight each other as a family would.
“Yes (I was aware of that clash,” Amorim told reporters on Thursday night. “And for me it’s perfect.
“You know, in this moment we need to feel something. If we need to fight each other, it’s like a family. For me it’s a very, very good sign. We need to feel something and that is important.”
Amorim believes the incident between Amad and Hojlund shows that the players care.
“That is clear,” he added.
“When you don’t care, you don’t do nothing. When you care, you fight with your brother, with your father, with your mother. For me, it’s a very good sign.
“It’s a normal thing. I think it’s a positive thing, a healthy thing, so I let the players and the captain to calm down the things.
“If I see it is too much, I will go inside the dressing room. But it’s their space, they have to talk, to fight and, again, for me it’s a very important thing.”
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